{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28085","details":"wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to be sent to other users' terminals through argv. (Specifically, escape sequences received from stdin are blocked, but escape sequences received from argv are not blocked.) There may be plausible scenarios where this leads to account takeover.","modified":"2026-04-22T17:48:48.752711Z","published":"2024-03-27T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-6719-1","USN-6719-2"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-28085"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-28085"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6719-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6719-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28085"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"util-linux","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux@2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.20.1-5.1ubuntu9","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu10","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu11","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu12","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu13","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu14","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu15","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu17","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu18","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu19","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.1","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.2","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.3","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.6","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.7","2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9","binary_name":"bsdutils"},{"binary_version":"2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9","binary_name":"libblkid1"},{"binary_version":"2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9","binary_name":"libmount1"},{"binary_version":"2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9","binary_name":"libuuid1"},{"binary_version":"2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9","binary_name":"mount"},{"binary_version":"2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9","binary_name":"util-linux"},{"binary_version":"2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9","binary_name":"util-linux-locales"},{"binary_version":"2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9","binary_name":"uuid-runtime"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28085.json"}},{"package":{"name":"util-linux","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux@2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.26.2-6ubuntu3","2.27-3ubuntu1","2.27.1-1ubuntu2","2.27.1-1ubuntu3","2.27.1-1ubuntu4","2.27.1-3ubuntu1","2.27.1-4ubuntu1","2.27.1-6ubuntu1","2.27.1-6ubuntu2","2.27.1-6ubuntu3","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.2","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.4","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.6","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.9","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10","2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"bsdutils"},{"binary_version":"2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"libblkid1"},{"binary_version":"2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"libfdisk1"},{"binary_version":"2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"libmount1"},{"binary_version":"2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"libsmartcols1"},{"binary_version":"2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"libuuid1"},{"binary_version":"2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"mount"},{"binary_version":"2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"util-linux"},{"binary_version":"2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"util-linux-locales"},{"binary_version":"2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2","binary_name":"uuid-runtime"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28085.json"}},{"package":{"name":"util-linux","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux@2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.30.1-0ubuntu4","2.30.2-0.1ubuntu1","2.30.2-0.1ubuntu2","2.30.2-0.1ubuntu3","2.31.1-0.4ubuntu2","2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3","2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1","2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.2","2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3","2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.4","2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.5","2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.6","2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"bsdutils"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"fdisk"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"libblkid1"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"libfdisk1"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"libmount1"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"libsmartcols1"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"libuuid1"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"mount"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"rfkill"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"setpriv"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"util-linux"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"util-linux-locales"},{"binary_version":"2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7","binary_name":"uuid-runtime"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-securit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